{"id":1386,"date":"2012-11-17T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T10:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=1386"},"modified":"2020-11-19T14:21:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:21:04","slug":"spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Spine Width Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our spine width calculator is designed to help you understand what spine width your book will require. Many of our customers find this helpful when setting up the artwork for their book covers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To start calculating the spine width of your book, simply choose your book type and enter the page count below. Once you&#8217;ve calculated the width of your spine below and you&#8217;re ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/services\/bookwizard\/\">print your own book<\/a>, you can use our online quote calculator to move forward!<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",o):document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+\"_\"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),\"filter\"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});<\/script>\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper spine-width-calculator_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_5' style='display:none'><div id='gf_5' class='gform_anchor' tabindex='-1'><\/div>\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <span class='gform_description'>Enter your book details below to calculate the spine width<\/span>\n                        <\/div><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_5' class='spine-width-calculator gform_legacy_markup' action='\/podnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/1386#gf_5' novalidate>\n                        <div class='gform_body gform-body'><ul id='gform_fields_5' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_5_1\" class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_5_1' >Type of Book<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_select'><select name='input_1' id='input_5_1' class='medium gfield_select'     aria-invalid=\"false\" ><option value='0' >Paperback Books<\/option><option value='3' >Case Bound Books<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_5_2\" class=\"gfield field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_5_2' >Paper Stock<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_select'><select name='input_2' id='input_5_2' class='medium gfield_select'     aria-invalid=\"false\" ><option value='0.0530' selected='selected'>White 80gsm Bond<\/option><option value='0.0560' >70gsm Cr\u00e8me<\/option><option value='0.0435' >100gsm Coated<\/option><option value='0.0570' >115gsm Coated<\/option><option value='0.0690' >150gsm Coated<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_5_3\" class=\"gfield ginput-spine-pages field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_5_3' >Number of Pages<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_number'><input name='input_3' id='input_5_3' type='text' step='any'   value='' class='medium'      aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_5_4\" class=\"gfield gfield-spine-width gfield_calculation field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_hidden\" ><div class='admin-hidden-markup'><i class='gform-icon gform-icon--hidden'><\/i><span>Hidden<\/span><\/div><label class='gfield_label' for='input_5_4' >Number<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_number'><input name='input_4' id='input_5_4' type='text' step='any'   value='' class='medium'  readonly=\"readonly\"    aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_5_5\" class=\"gfield gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/cdn.printondemand-worldwide.com\/2019\/01\/POD-Artwork-Perfectbound-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"spine-calculator__download\">Download our Paperback Book artwork guide<\/a><\/li><li id=\"field_5_6\" class=\"gfield gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/cdn.printondemand-worldwide.com\/2019\/01\/POD-Artwork-Casebound-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"spine-calculator__download\">Download our Casebound Book artwork guide (including PPC)<\/a><\/li><li id=\"field_5_7\" class=\"gfield gfield-spine-width-diagram gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><div class=\"spine-width-diagram\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/cdn.printondemand-worldwide.com\/2019\/01\/spine-width-paperback.png\" \/>\n<span class=\"spine-width-value-wrap\"><span class=\"spine-width-value\">0.5 mm<\/span> spine width<\/span>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_5_8\" class=\"gfield gfield-spine-width-diagram gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><div class=\"spine-width-diagram\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/cdn.printondemand-worldwide.com\/2019\/01\/spine-width-casebound.png\" \/>\n<span class=\"spine-width-value-wrap\"><span class=\"spine-width-value\">3.5 mm<\/span> spine width<\/span>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_5_9\" class=\"gfield gform_validation_container field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_5_9' >Email<\/label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_9' id='input_5_9' type='text' value='' autocomplete='new-password'\/><\/div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_5_9'>This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <button class=\"button\" id=\"gform_submit_button_5\">Submit<\/button><div class=\"recaptcha-message\">This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/div> \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_5' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='5' \/>\n            \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_5' value='WyJbXSIsIjA1MGYwNzRjY2QyNmFmNTAzZTEyYmE4MmFjYjkwMzc4Il0=' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_5' id='gform_target_page_number_5' value='0' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_5' id='gform_source_page_number_5' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' \/>\n            \n        <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final size of your spine calculation must be used alongside the dimension of the cover design artwork. Remember to add an extra 3mm for the bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What is the bleed?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any background colour or image will need extending for an additional 3mm beyond the outer edges &#8211; this is known as \u2018bleed\u2019. This will be cut off when the book is bound. Learn more about bleed and other printing and publishing industry terms <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/glossary\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Book sizes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The size of your book is naturally important for the context and market that you wish to sell into. We therefore pride ourselves on a variety of industry sizes, as well doing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">custom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sizes for you. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novel (203mm x 127mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard (197mm x 132mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demy (216mm x 138mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Royal (229mm x 152mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Royal (234mm x 156mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A5 (210mm x 148mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A4 (297mm x 210mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Square (210mm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, of course, Custom Size<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how to calculate the right spine width and choose the right book size for your perfect book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","resource_category":[23,22],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spine Width Calculator | Book Spine Width Formula<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;ve created an easy-to-use tool that allows you to calculate the width of your spine! Great for perfect bound books.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spine Width Calculator | Book Spine Width Formula\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We&#039;ve created an easy-to-use tool that allows you to calculate the width of your spine! Great for perfect bound books.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Printondemand-worldwide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-19T14:21:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-content\/themes\/foundationpress\/src\/assets\/images\/placeholder\/placeholder--twitter-default-1024x512.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/\",\"name\":\"Printondemand-worldwide\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/\",\"name\":\"Spine Width Calculator | Book Spine Width Formula\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-11-17T10:37:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-19T14:21:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"We've created an easy-to-use tool that allows you to calculate the width of your spine! Great for perfect bound books.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Spine Width Calculator\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Spine Width Calculator | Book Spine Width Formula","description":"We've created an easy-to-use tool that allows you to calculate the width of your spine! Great for perfect bound books.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Spine Width Calculator | Book Spine Width Formula","og_description":"We've created an easy-to-use tool that allows you to calculate the width of your spine! Great for perfect bound books.","og_url":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/","og_site_name":"Printondemand-worldwide","article_modified_time":"2020-11-19T14:21:04+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-content\/themes\/foundationpress\/src\/assets\/images\/placeholder\/placeholder--twitter-default-1024x512.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/","name":"Printondemand-worldwide","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/","name":"Spine Width Calculator | Book Spine Width Formula","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-11-17T10:37:42+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-19T14:21:04+00:00","description":"We've created an easy-to-use tool that allows you to calculate the width of your spine! Great for perfect bound books.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Spine Width Calculator"}]}]}},"data":{"id":1386,"title":"Spine Width Calculator","resource_categories":[{"slug":"authors","name":"For Authors"},{"slug":"publishers","name":"For Publishers"}],"excerpt":"Find out how to calculate the right spine width and choose the right book size for your perfect book.","permalink":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/resources\/spine-width-calculator-and-book-sizes-explained\/","image":"https:\/\/cdn.printondemand-worldwide.com\/2019\/01\/spine-calculator-resources-cards-1024x492-640x308.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/1386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resource"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pod-w.co.uk\/podnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_category?post=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}